Since then, all they do is divide their time between homes and vacations all over the world, doing what they please and when they please. No bosses, no deadlines, no offices to manage or to go to.

In Tokyo, they have a pretty plush life as they live in the best home on the block and drive pretty fancy cars. The husband just changed his Ferrari to a beautiful Aston Martin, and the wife has a new Porsche SUV.

Visiting them at home last night inspired me to do a general overhaul of my home.

READING ABOUT QUEEN VICTORIA

But when I got home, the only thing I did was continue reading a very engrossing book I'd started on Britain's Queen Victoria and her children.

queenvictoriasjournals.org

Queen Victoria was among the longest reigning monarchs in the world, and her reign placed an indelible mark on the world in terms of history, culture and traditions.

This is why the term "Victorian era" came about -- because she defined a whole period in the life of the Western world.

en.wikipedia.org

However, she was an incredibly inefficient and poor ruler, and a very self-centered person. Her self-centeredness dominated her relationship with her children, with rather tragic consequences for them all.

I read as much as I could, until about 4AM, but I was still far from the end.

This is a library book which I need to return in Tokyo. So it's just too bad I can't finish it before heading out of Tokyo, and onto the next chapter in my never-ending, and never-endingly eventful Travelife.